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ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - ACU Football welcomed No. 23 Mercer with the message of "we defend Wildcat Stadium." The Wildcats returned home to Anthony Field following the program's first win of the season, hoping to begin a win streak. In 2025, head coach Keith Patterson made i...
Abilene Christian’s football game against Mercer took nearly four and a half hours to complete after a prolonged lightning delay.
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ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - Howard Payne football announced back in May that the Yellow Jackets would partake in the first college football game played at Dallas Cowboys' Ford Center at the Star. That time is now. HPU took on Simpson College in Frisco on Saturday, the Yellow Ja...
Abilene residents and volunteers gathered on Saturday for a food drive benefiting the Food Bank of West Central Texas and those who rely on its services....
Wichita Falls Memorial and Abilene Cooper traded big plays and touchdowns in a high-scoring game that ended with Cooper pulling away for a 49-28 win.
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - Cooper used a 21-point run in the third and fourth quarters to pull away from Wichita Falls Memorial and win, 49-28. The two teams went back and forth in the first half. Both teams found the end zone two times. Markquel Sims and Dot Dunson scored the...
A scoreless first half between Abilene High and Lubbock High finally broke when the Eagles settled for a field goal to take a 3-0 lead.
The Abilene Zoo will offer free admission to first responders and their families during a First Responder Appreciation event Saturday evening.
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – With the West Texas Fair and Rodeo wrapped up for the year, preliminary numbers show higher attendance than last year. “I thought we had a very successful fair this year,” said Rochelle Johnson, Executive Vice President and General Manager for the Exp...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – It's organized chaos in the Loaves and Fishes food pantry. Clients snake through the small house, around shelves stocked with canned goods and tables filled with boxes of frozen food, meat and eggs. This comes after they enter through the backyard, wh...
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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An Abilene mom, April Barron, traveled to Washington, D.C., with United Against Fentanyl for Hill Day to advocate for reducing fentanyl deaths. Barron lost her 25-year-old son, Matthew Isaiah Flores, to fentanyl in July of 2024. Before she left for th...
ZipZone is CityLink's on-demand public ridesharing service in northwest Abilene. Trips to and from your ZipZone destination are an app-click away.
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - The Cooper Cougars picked up their second win of the 2026 season in Week 4, and running back Markquel Sims helped lead the way. Sims is the Week 4 Gridiron Great brought to you by ClearFork Bank. He carried the ball 20 times in the 34-14 victory over...
Go beyond the Fixed-Route system with CityLink On Call Service. This shuttle service provides trips to areas of South and East Abilene and can be reached by Weekday Routes 3 & 6....
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Flock cameras have been in the Abilene community for the past few years, but how much is the City spending on the license plate readers annually? Contracts released to KTAB and KRBC via public information requests show the City has been spending at le...
A year ago, the average diesel price in Abilene was $3.19 per gallon, according to AAA. Today, the average is about $6.
The City of Abilene wants to provide the citizens of Abilene with the most timely and accurate City-related information available in the manner in which our citizens find to be the most useful. To meet that objective electronically, we provide information delivery via postings to...
More than 250,000 gallons of wastewater entered Buck Creek after a sanitary sewer overflow near East Lake Road and Neas Road, according to the City of Abilene.T...
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - Scott Stewart’s Cooper Cougars evened their record at 2-2 with a dominant victory over Odessa High on Friday night. Junior defensive end Tayden Bender set the tone for Cooper early in the game. He sacked the Odessa High quarterback a couple of times ...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Construction in Abilene is leading to the displacement of wildlife, something Bug Blasters Pest Control is seeing firsthand. Bug Blasters has been receiving more calls from newer areas in Abilene, according to President Tanner Jones. “I always tell th...
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - The Abilene High Eagles and head coach Mike Fullen are coming off their open date as they head into district play. The Eagles entered the season with a lot of question marks on the roster at the skill positions, and they needed sophomores like Boss H...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A sanitary sewer overflow has occurred near East Lake Road and Neas Road, where more than 250,000 gallons of wastewater entered Buck Creek. The City of Abilene Water Utilities Department is conducting cleanup, remediation and disinfection efforts. Pre...
Abilene Christian is coming home with momentum after picking up its first win of the season, a 41-39 road victory over the Idaho Vandals, and the Wildcats......
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - Wylie Volleyball headed into the season with a stacked resume, setting high expectations for 2026. Last season, the Lady Bulldogs went 8-0 in district and made it to the third round of the playoffs. Ahead of the 2026 season, head coach Shay Cox sched...
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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - More than 2 tons of salt has been delivered to Abilene Christian University, marking the next step in the development of their Molten Salt Research Reactor. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) transported the salt to ACU's Dillard...
Oracle cuts jobs at Abilene data centre tied to OpenAI's Stargate project People Matters - HR News
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — Texas State Senator Charles Perry is seeking another term in the Texas Senate, saying water, power and the growth of artificial intelligence data centers are among the issues he wants to continue working on. Perry, who represents Senate District 28 an...
What began three years ago has grown into a developing presence for The Life Church Abilene.
Abilene’s college football teams were back in action Saturday, with Hardin-Simmons, Abilene Christian and McMurry each taking the field in Week 3.
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ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - McMurry football kicked off at Wilford Moore Stadium for the first time this season following the first win in a season opener since the 2020 spring season and a loss to No. 11 Trinity in game two of the season. The War Hawks took on the Huntingdon C...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Madeline Hutson is a mom of five children. She has four biological children and one daughter through adoption. "We always felt like if we have an open bedroom or an open bed, who are we to keep that from a child who doesn't have a bed? So, we felt lik...
Abilene Cooper scored early and often Friday night, beating Odessa High 34-14 at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene.
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) – Wylie welcomed 1)Stephenville to Hugh Sandifer Stadium Friday night, looking to pull off the upset against the Yellowjackets. However the visiting Yellowjackets defeated the Bulldogs 42-23. Wylie came out swinging in their opening drive. Quarterback ...
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - The Cooper Cougars took to the ground on Friday night to run over Odessa High at Shotwell Stadium, 34-14. They started fast in this one. Tayden Bender scored from a yard out. He added a pair of first half sacks to that touchdown. Cooper led, 7-0. Mar...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – All Kind Animal Initiative is looking for foster homes for dogs with rescue plans that are waiting to be transported to their next destination. The shelter currently has more than 50 dogs tagged for rescue and awaiting transport dates. While those dog...
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - No. 14 Hardin-Simmons football returned home from the Cowboys' longest road trip of the season, taking on No. 12 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Over the weekend, HSU would not only be tested on their ability to win on the road, but against a top ...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - A 24-hour vigil is underway at Dyess Air Force Base to honor Americans who were prisoners of war or remain missing in action. The event began Thursday morning with a POW/MIA recognition ceremony at the Dyess Fitness Center track. Participants will tak...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Madison Thomas has spent most of her life trick riding horses. It's not her first West Texas Fair and Rodeo, but Thomas is thrilled to be back in a place that feels like her second home. Thomas' husband grew up in Merkel, and many family members still...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Amiee Turner has been named the next executive director of the Historic Paramount Theatre following a national search. Turner will assume the role on October 19, 2026. She brings more than 20 years of leadership experience with nonprofit and performin...
A Taylor County affidavit alleges a man knowingly possessed visual material depicting children engaged in sexual conduct, including material involving a child....
A Taylor County affidavit alleges an adult man sexually assaulted a child younger than 10 in 2019, with the accusation disclosed years later.
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – The murder of KRBC reporter Jennifer Servo remains unsolved 24 years after she was found sexually assaulted and strangled-to-death inside her Abilene apartment. Servo was killed September 16, 2002, just 3 months after she moved to Abilene to join the ...
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ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - The Abilene High Eagles dropped their third and final non-district game to Odessa Permian, 41-29, on Friday night at Shotwell Stadium. However, Abilene High’s offense played their best game of the season against the Panthers. Tristan Beal led the Eag...
